When deciding between different low-carb sweeteners, there are four main questions you should be asking: Is it natural or artificial; Is it safe, and what are any potential side effects; What impact does it have on blood sugar and/or ketone levels; And most importantly, does it taste good?

Spending sweet days by the river just got literal, at least along the Grand River in Ontario, where Canadian researchers recently discovered shockingly high levels of artificial sweeteners in the waterway.